Monthly Archives: August 2010

When I was at World Horror in Brighton earlier this year, Derek Clendening interviewed me about the Evolve anthology. He also interviewed Nancy Kilpatrick and a passel of other contributors. The end result is The Evolution of the Modern Vampire: A … Continue reading →

My favorite bit of TV dialog in recent memory came from a scene near the end of last night’s The Closer. “Who gave you the right to play God?” Brenda asked a perp. “The position was vacant, so I took … Continue reading →

I signed a contract last night for a forthcoming anthology appearance, but I still can’t really talk about it until the fall. I’m very pleased that it all worked out in the long run. I also got the green light … Continue reading →

When I get busy, my blog gets ignored. Thus I find myself in the unusual position of not having written anything here for nearly a week. Gasp. However did the world survive? Quite well, I guess. Last weekend we watched … Continue reading →

Toronto, combined with some nice second unit photography, did a very serviceable job of passing for Zurich, Switzerland on this week’s episode of Covert Affairs. There were the requisite shots of the airport and of the churches along the lake, and … Continue reading →

After a short story was rejected recently, I decided to take a look at it before sending it out, a sort of semi-annual checkup, and I was shocked and appalled by how heavy handed it was. The story was 3500 … Continue reading →

Suffering from a summer cold this weekend. It started out with a scratchy throat—a familiar warning symbol. Then my voice turned basso profundo. It’s amazing how little it takes to throw me off my writing schedule. Sore throat and phlegmy … Continue reading →